Ecological and phylogenetic correlates to body size in the Indriidae

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-210

  Lehman, Shawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Food quality; Indriidae; Phylogenetic niche conservation; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD QUALITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NICHE OVERLAP; PARALLEL EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE; SYNERGISM;

AVAHI; INDRI; INDRIDAE; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33947572262     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9114-4     Document Type: Article

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